هباء

Arabic

Root
ه ب و (h-b-w)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.baːʔ/

Noun

هَبَاء • (habāʔ) m (plural أَهْبَاء (ʔahbāʔ))

1. fine dust, particulate matter
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:4-6:

     إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا فَكَانَتْ هَبَاءً مُّنْبَثًّا

     ʔiḏā rujjati l-ʔarḍu rajjan wabussati l-jibālu bassan fakānat habāʔan mmunbaṯṯan

     When the earth is shaken with convulsion / And the mountains are crushed, crumbling / And become dust dispersing

Declension

Declension of noun هَبَاء (habāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَبَاء habāʔ	الْهَبَاء al-habāʔ	هَبَاء habāʔ
Nominative	هَبَاءٌ habāʔun	الْهَبَاءُ al-habāʔu	هَبَاءُ habāʔu
Accusative	هَبَاءً habāʔan	الْهَبَاءَ al-habāʔa	هَبَاءَ habāʔa
Genitive	هَبَاءٍ habāʔin	الْهَبَاءِ al-habāʔi	هَبَاءِ habāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَبَاءَيْن habāʔayn	الْهَبَاءَيْن al-habāʔayn	هَبَاءَيْ habāʔay
Nominative	هَبَاءَانِ habāʔāni	الْهَبَاءَانِ al-habāʔāni	هَبَاءَا habāʔā
Accusative	هَبَاءَيْنِ habāʔayni	الْهَبَاءَيْنِ al-habāʔayni	هَبَاءَيْ habāʔay
Genitive	هَبَاءَيْنِ habāʔayni	الْهَبَاءَيْنِ al-habāʔayni	هَبَاءَيْ habāʔay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَهْبَاء ʔahbāʔ	الْأَهْبَاء al-ʔahbāʔ	أَهْبَاء ʔahbāʔ
Nominative	أَهْبَاءٌ ʔahbāʔun	الْأَهْبَاءُ al-ʔahbāʔu	أَهْبَاءُ ʔahbāʔu
Accusative	أَهْبَاءً ʔahbāʔan	الْأَهْبَاءَ al-ʔahbāʔa	أَهْبَاءَ ʔahbāʔa
Genitive	أَهْبَاءٍ ʔahbāʔin	الْأَهْبَاءِ al-ʔahbāʔi	أَهْبَاءِ ʔahbāʔi